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SUBMITTER: Weber TO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008293 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weber Till O TO Weisel Ori O Gächter Simon S
Nature communications 20180619 1
Strong reciprocity explains prosocial cooperation by the presence of individuals who incur costs to help those who helped them ('strong positive reciprocity') and to punish those who wronged them ('strong negative reciprocity'). Theories of social preferences predict that in contrast to 'strong reciprocators', self-regarding people cooperate and punish only if there are sufficient future benefits. Here, we test this prediction in a two-stage design. First, participants are classified according t ...[more]